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EU’s Mogherini to come on official visit to Lithuania
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, will pay an official visit to Lithuania on 2 July. […]
Politics
Artificial insemination law making progress in Lithuanian government
The Lithuanian Government is leaning toward endorsing artificial insemination. The Government believes that the number of embryos to be frozen should not be limited and that not only married women should have the right to artificial insemination. […]
Energy
Energy accounted for 26.5 percent of Lithuania’s total industry in 2014
Statistics Lithuania said that it has released the annual publication Production of Commodities 2014. […]
Economy
Bank of Lithuania introduces new macro-prudential policy instrument
In an effort to counter pro-cyclicality in the financial system and strengthen the credit institutions’ capital base during periods of excessive credit growth, the Bank of Lithuania begins applying a new macroprudential policy instrument, counter-cyclical capital buffer. […]
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Nordic, Baltic and Poland are Europe’s new front-line states, security report says
Europe’s new front-line states are the Nordic countries, Baltic countries, plus Poland, which share a common concern about a “revisionist and rapidly-rearming Russia”, according to the Baltic Sea Security Report by the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). […]
Defence
Lithuanian foreign minister: We are not looking to escalate regional tensions
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, has emphasised that the goal of NATO is to ensure security of its member states, not threaten or incite tensions. […]
Society
Dual citizenship in limbo if referendum in Lithuania fails
A sociological poll has revealed that many people approve of legalising dual citizenship and would vote in favour of the proposal in a referendum. According to political scientist Algis Krupavičius, a referendum on dual citizenship might be successful if the matter was presented as the interest of the state and if numerous parties campaigned together. […]
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Culture
Lithuania to participate in EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan
The Government has made a decision for Lithuania to participate in the EXPO 2017 International Exposition which will take place during three summer months of 2017 – from 10 June to 10 September – in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. […]
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Ambassador Ušackas: EU has nothing to do with seizures of Russian assets abroad
The European Union (EU) has nothing to do with recent seizures of Russia‘s assets abroad and Russia’s countermeasures regarding the situation must be legal, said EU’s Ambassador to Russia Vygaudas Ušackas on Friday to Russian radio station Kommersant FM. […]
Politics
Candidates spent EUR 6m on municipal election campaigns in Lithuania
The Central Electoral Commission (VRK) has announced that participants of the 2015 self-government election in Lithuania spent nearly EUR 6 million on political campaigning. Their income was over EUR 4.87 million, debts – EUR 1.2 million. […]
Politics
Lithuanians have lest trust in parliament, commercial banks and courts
A survey commissioned by news agency ELTA and conducted on 23-31 May by pollster Baltijos Tyrimai has revealed that 85 percent of the polled trusted the Fire and Rescue Department, 73 percent – the Church and 64 percent – the President’s Office. […]
Politics
Lithuanians most trust president and prime minister
A recent survey has revealed that Lithuanians still trust the most President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who has been re-elected for a second term of office, and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, who is also Chair of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. The leader of the party Order and Justice MEP Rolandas Paksas is third most popular public figure. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament completes investigation into An-2 airplane crash
The Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence has completed its inquiry into the An-2 airplane accident over the Baltic Sea. […]
Politics
Lithuanian parliament appoints equal opportunities ombudsperson
The Seimas of Lithuania has appointed Deputy Culture Minister Agneta Lobačevskytė as the head of the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson. The candidate was proposed by Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė. […]
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Kremlin says it is ready for dialogue with Baltic states
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s press secretary, Dmitri Peskov, said on Monday that Moscow was ready for talks with the Baltic states. […]
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Lithuanian PM suggests holding first joint sitting of Lithuanian and Latvian governments
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius participated in the 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in Jurmala, Latvia. He met with his Latvian counterpart Laimdota Straujuma to discuss intergovernmental cooperation and bilateral and multilateral meetings that are planned to be held in Lithuania. […]